vanillism

vanillism
1. Symptoms of irritation of the skin, nasal mucous membrane, and conjunctiva from which workers with vanilla sometimes suffer. 2. Infestation of the skin by sarcoptiform mites found in vanilla pods.

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va·nil·lism və-'nil-.iz-əm, 'van-əl-.iz-əm n a grocer's itch caused by a grain mite of the genus Acarus (A. siro) commonly infesting vanilla pods

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va·nil·lism (və-nilґiz-əm) a type of acarodermatitis with rhinitis and malaise, seen in persons working with raw vanilla, caused by the mite Acarus siro.

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